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November 30, 2006
Reinventing the Finale
Whew. Just did my last live webcast of Reinventing Television. Unfortunately, the technical issues involved in having guests appear on the show from remote locations prevented us from having decent quality audio and video, and that made it tough to see how to make it a viable commercial venture at this point. I really enjoyed it and had a rockin' cast of audience members, and guests. More thoughts on this at the Reinventing Television site.
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I'm interviewing the makers of Galacticast
I'm interviewing Casey McKinnon and Rudy Jahchan, the creators of Galacticast, the Vloggie award winning sci-fi comedy video podcast that has been getting noticed by the BBC, The Hollywood Reporter, and a veritable starfleet of fans. If you want to participate online, check out the live webcast where you'll be able to participate via live text chat and open phones. Casey and Rudy are hilarious, talented, and easy on the eyes. Stop in and join us if you get a chance.
When: Thursday, Nov 30, 10PM Eastern (7PM Pacific)
Where: The Reinventing Television online studio
What: A live interactive web video talk show with Casey McKinnon and Rudy Jahchan of Galacticast, host Jonny Goldstein, and most important, you.
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November 28, 2006
Great moments in talk show history--Cassius Clay meets Liberace
Steve Bryant of the Hollywood Reporter has found some great snippets of talk show history. I've put one of them below, where Cassius Clay recites poetry backed by Liberace on the Tonight Show, but if you have a few minutes, go to Steve's blog and check out the several clips he has assembled which span the last 50 years. They are priceless.
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November 25, 2006
camera demo for mom
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November 23, 2006
Stop Motion Sunriver
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November 20, 2006
Computer shopping w/the old man
I'm in central Oregon for a couple of days. Dad is on the verge of joining the cult of the Mac.
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November 16, 2006
Nov 16, Bold and Beautiful Reinventing TV with McVicar, Diaz, and Woolf
When: Thurs., 7PM Pacific (10PM EST), Nov 16
What: A live, interactive, web video talk show hosted by Jonny Goldstein.
This week's headliner is TV and film star, Daniel McVicar, who is a regular in the The Bold and the Beautiful and has starred in projects with legends Ben Gazzara and Gina Lollabrigida. His most recent project is The Late Nite Mash, which features "Comedy, stars, music & you" and appears as a videoblog on the web. What is the lure of the internet for a TV and big screen star like McVicar? Find out this Thursday!
We'll open with producers Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf of Smashface Productions, a new-media powerhouse which creates delicious fare like JetSet Show and RSS News.
Where to watch: Right here in the Reinventing Television Studio.
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Ed Tyler
Ed Tyler died a few days ago, by his own hand. Ed was afflicted by bipolar disorder, and finally succumbed to it, taking his own life. My wife was Ed's roommate last year, and I spent 20-30 days in the apartment with them over those months as I bounced back and forth between NYC and DC. Ed and I weren't close friends, but I liked Ed a lot. He was an accomplished visual artist, dancer, and one of Washington DC's preeminent choreographers who had his work performed at places like the Kennedy Center. Ed made beautiful, unexpected things. At his memorial service yesterday we were surrounded by his paintings, photos, and dance videos. Ed managed to squeeze a lot into his time on earth, including at one point running away with a circus! My condolences go out to Ed's family, colleagues, and friends. He was a beautiful man and I'm glad I got to know him a little. I hope we can get a better handle on bipolar disorder, an affliction which screws up so many lives.
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November 14, 2006
I'm a n00b, and I like it
I just discovered pure pwnage. It rulez.
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November 13, 2006
I'm gonna do some animation with this head.
I want to play around with some new animation software I got, so I whipped up this lil' head to use as an animatible. Coming soon, body, arms, legs.
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November 10, 2006
gmail is down It's working now.
Don't know how long this is going to last, but for now, I'm cut off from my email. That was annoying.
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November 06, 2006
My pix on today's Rocketboom
The pictures of Andrew vanquishing Ze Frank's Duckie are mine. Check out the episode to see what I'm talking about.
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Jonny and Duckie
My Mom has been lobbying me to adopt a more dignified online persona. Is this better Mom?
This was Ze Frank's proxie at the Vloggies awards in SF last Saturday.
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Jonny and Andrew
Always a pleasure to have a sedate conversation with this guy.
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The Vloggies 2006
Bill Streeter lays it all out for me at the the Vloggies.
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November 04, 2006
Getting cyplopticaly cafeinated on route to the vloggies
Making it happen, one eye at a time between flights on my way to the Vloggies..
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November 02, 2006
The Joke Project, Thurs, 10PM Eastern on Reinventing Television
Just in case you have not heard, I am now producing and hosting a live, interactive, web video talk show called Reinventing Television for Phovi where I talk to players and innovators in the rapidly mutating video production and distribution space.
We're having show #5 tonight featuring Marc Lesser, the Chief Joke Officer of The Joke Project as our special guest.
The Joke Project consists of daily videos of regular folks telling their favorite jokes. The The Joke Project team has been cranking out these videos five days a week for several months, and they are rapidly building buzz and audience. One of the things that is cool is that they have both joke-tellers who are naturally born jokesters, and they have people on who are as stiff as 2x4 boards. Either way, it's fascinating to watch the jokes unfold. Watching a badly told joke is like watching a trainwreck---Voyeuristic fun. It's really as much documentary and oral history as it is comedy. Naturally, some of the jokes are hilarious and well told. That's great too.
I'm interested in finding out about TJP's workflow, the genesis of the idea, and the business side of creating a project like this. They also have a really well thought out website, offer lots of formats, and have a joke rating system which ranges from Squeeky Clean to X-tremely naughty.
Here are the details for folks who want to check out the show:
When: 10PM, Thurs, Nov 2
Where: Right here.
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